Zimbabwe and Guinea to participate in the APRM

General News of Tuesday, July 23, 2019

Source: ghananewsagency.org

2019-07-23

Zimbabwe and Guinea confirmed that they were ready to participate in the African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) in January 2020, Prof. Eddy Maloka, APRM Director General, said.

Speaking at the first APRM Regional Workshop on Awareness and Experience Sharing during the Second Generation Review in Accra, Professor Maloka said that after Ghana's courageous decision to submit to the APRM review, some countries had engaged in the review process.

The workshop, organized by the APRM National Governance Council, in collaboration with the APRM Continental Secretariat, brought together a number of African countries, development partners and non-state actors to facilitate peer-to-peer learning. how the APRM review process was conducted, including: second review and how the recommendations of the first APRM reviews were used to achieve better results.

The teacher. Maloka said that in the 16 years since its inception, the APRM has made significant progress. The number of its member states has increased from six to 38 currently. this year in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

The APRM was established in 2003 by the NEPAD (New Partnership for Africa's Development) Implementation Committee of Heads of State and Government as an instrument for African Union Member States. (UA) to control their governance performance themselves.

The APRM is a voluntary agreement among African states to systematically badess and review governance at the level of heads of state to promote political stability, accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration, economic growth and sustainable development.

By joining the APRM, Member States agree to independently verify their compliance with governance commitments at the African and international levels.

Professor Maloka said that, as part of the quest for better governance at all levels, as indicated in the core document, the APRM encourages member states to submit themselves regularly to APRM reviews.

"This goal has been ambitious. Essentially, of all the Member States that have undergone the basic examination, only three countries – Kenya, Uganda and recently Mozambique – have started their second generation exam, "he said. .

"The APRM urgently needs to address the challenge of a poor second generation review, which has been reinforced at various meetings, including the committee meeting in Egypt, where members of the committee have suggested that monitoring is a key priority. "

He stated that the APRM Continental Secretariat was committed to all identified priorities.

"As we live with these challenges, we have taken steps to resolve them. The continental secretariat will take care not to deviate from identified priority areas, and ensure that if a second-generation review workshop is organized and properly coordinated, we will create multiplier effects welcome in most Member States " , did he declare.

"We want to ensure the sustainability of the APRM, but especially its relevance to the African Union and the member states."

Prof Maloka said that the APRM Continental Secretariat recognizes the important role that leaders play in ensuring the successful implementation of the second APRM review process in member states.

He noted that baseline reviews – or first country review reports – were indeed comprehensive, self-critical, and high-quality reports, whose recommendations were inadequately reported and implemented. The Secretariat also shares the view of some countries that the second generation review methodology requires additional explanation.

Ms. Shirley Ayorkor Botchwey, Minister of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration, urged all APRM member states to renew their commitment and interest in the process and to return to their core values ​​and objectives.

"Peer review of state peers is a good tool to promote political stability, accelerated sub-regional and continental economic integration, economic growth and sustainable development." . "

Professor Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, Chairman of the APR Panel of Experts, commended Ghana for the importance it placed on the implementation of the APRM in the country.

Reverend Prof Emmanuel Asante, Chair of the APRM National Governing Council, said the Council would ask the government to conduct a targeted review of certain sectors of the economy as soon as possible.